2023
Approved
Co-operative Retail Services Ltd 120 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HU
Consent for 1 x Internally Illuminated Tablet Fascia Signage, 1 x Internally Illuminated…
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AVA/2025/0702
Approved
Proposal
Change of use of retail premises and 3 bedroom flat to 7 bedroom (Sui Generis) HMO Data via plota.co.uk
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1 Oct 2025
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10 Oct 2025
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Approved
20 Jan 2026
Approved on 20 Jan 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Site constraints 3
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Also on the record
Inside the Somercotes and Swanwick built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site
Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
Floor area154 m² (1,658 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (79 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, with internal insulation
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Amber Valley
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Somercotes
- Case officer
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- Decision date
- 20 Jan 2026
- Applicant
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How this decision compares
Decided in 102 days from validation, 45 days slower than Amber Valley's median of 57 for full applications. Approved, as 87% of full applications here are.
This one102d
Council57d
UK57d
49%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
155,128decided in the last year
Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Amber Valley to go on. Amber Valley decision record →
Historical activity at this location
20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Nearby activity
2023
Approved
Co-operative Retail Services Ltd 120 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HU
Consent for 1 x Internally Illuminated Tablet Fascia Signage, 1 x Internally Illuminated…
2022
Approved
152 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HU
Removal of window to side elevation, insertion of window to the rear ground floor and win…
2022
Approved
152 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HU
Removal of window to side elevation, insertion of window to the rear ground floor and win…
2020
Approved
180 - 182 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire
Alterations to shop frontages at 180-182 Somercotes Hill
2020
Approved
180 - 182 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire
Alterations to shop frontages at 180-182 Somercotes Hill
2019
Approved
Adjacent 1 Quarry Road Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HY
Request for comments on planning application seeking to vary conditon 1 of planning permi…
2019
Approved
Adjacent 1 Quarry Road Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HY
Request for comments on planning application seeking to vary conditon 1 of planning permi…
2019
Approved
Titan Trade Windows Ltd 225 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HX
Demolition of existing brick and timber storage units and construction of new metal clad…
2019
Approved
Titan Trade Windows Ltd 225 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HX
Demolition of existing brick and timber storage units and construction of new metal clad…
2017
Approved
168 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HU
New roller door to Quarry Road elevation
2017
Approved
168 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HU
New roller door to Quarry Road elevation
2016
Approved
Tackle Box 323 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4JX
Proposed change of use from A1 (retail) to dog grooming palour (Sui Generis)
2016
Approved
Tackle Box 323 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4JX
Proposed change of use from A1 (retail) to dog grooming palour (Sui Generis)
2016
Approved
Suttons Newsagents 180 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4JS
Erection of wooden shed (Retrospective).
2016
Approved
Suttons Newsagents 180 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4JS
Erection of wooden shed (Retrospective).
2016
Approved
Adjacent 1 Quarry Road Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HY
Request from Derbyshire County Council for the Borough Councils observations on the retro…
2016
Approved
Adjacent 1 Quarry Road Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HY
Request from Derbyshire County Council for the Borough Councils observations on the retro…
2016
Approved
307 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HX
New driveway
2016
Approved
307 Somercotes Hill Somercotes Alfreton Derbyshire DE55 4HX
New driveway
Amber Valley
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#50 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Amber Valley is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #74 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Amber Valley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #6 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #9 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #74 of 296
41%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #157 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
77 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
96%
Change of use approved
48 decided
657
Total decisions
26 refused in the year to March 2026
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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